Defn: The teaching of the pulpit; preaching. [R. & Obs.] " Mere pulpitry." Milton.
PULPOUS
Pulp"ous, a. Etym: [L. pulposus: cf. F. pulpeux. See Pulp.]
Defn: Containing pulp; pulpy. " Pulpous fruit." J. Philips.
— Pulp"ous*ness, n.
PULPY
Pulp"y, n.
Defn: Like pulp; consisting of pulp; soft; fleshy; succulent; as, the pulpy covering of a nut; the pulpy substance of a peach or a cherry.
PULQUE
Pul"que, n. Etym: [Sp.]
Defn: An intoxicating Mexican drink. See Agave.
PULSATE Pul"sate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pulsated; p. pr. & vb. n. Pulsating.] Etym: [L. pulsatus, p. p. of pulsare to beat, strike, v. intens. fr. pellere to beat, strike, drive. See Pulse a beating, and cf. Pulse, v.]
Defn: To throb, as a pulse; to beat, as the heart. The heart of a viper or frog will continue to pulsate long after it is taken from the body. E. Darwin.
PULSATILE
Pul"sa*tile, a. Etym: [Cf. It. pulsatile, Sp. pulsatil.]